From 1984 to 1991, he studied computer science at the TU Berlin.
Around the same time, he worked as a freelancer in the sports department of the television station RIAS-TV in Berlin.
From 1993 to 1994, Abdallah worked as a sports editor for the international broadcaster Deutsche Welle and as a sports presenter for the radio station Kiss-FM in Berlin.
Then, Abdallah worked as a sports moderator and announcer at Premiere in Hamburg until 1998.
[2] Abdallah has lived separately from his wife since 2003 and has three children.